Alpine training
Thank you for the last few days Andy! I learnt a lot. The way you weigh up a situation based on risk/reward was the exact alpine training I was after. […]
Thank you for the last few days Andy! I learnt a lot. The way you weigh up a situation based on risk/reward was the exact alpine training I was after. […]
Andy, our trip leader, was outstanding. He is clearly very knowledgable, experienced and I felt very safe with him. When a member of the team was struggling he helped them […]
Some of the finest mountaineering challenges are on my doorstep
For multi day treks like the Haute Route and the circuit of Lyskamm, here’s a set of kit. Light and comfortable is the key. I’m a big fan of check […]
This list is based on routes up to AD using only 1 axe and staying in huts overnight, i.e. classical alpinism. For some more technical routes, 2 ice tools may […]
2020 has not been a normal summer. With restrictions on international travel coming and going, a general reluctance to take crowded cable cars or stay in busy huts, it’s been […]
On a guides’ day off this summer, I teamed up with Ross Hewitt and we went to escape the heat on the Rébuffat route on the north side of the […]
Here we are at the end of September. As the nights draw in, temperatures start to drop and the leaves in the valley start to turn red and gold, it’s […]